Keith Watanabe * NET 2.0

my first rant alluded to me rewriting Star Wars. I'm certain everyone has their fantasies of how the last part should've played out, and I'm no different. So let's dive right into it! First, you had to tie in the 2 episode somehow. Obviously, Count Dooku would be included. But like Return of the King, here poor Christopher Lee got the short end of the stick (or Lightsaber). Poor guy lost BOTH hands among other things to a punk Anakin Skywalker. At that point he seemed just like an old man that had a few choice dialogue pieces delivered by a very resonant Lee. But besides bearing a red lightsaber, why should we hate this guy? What's his motives? We find out that he's another apprentice under Darth Sidious. But how did that come to be? When you get a guy like Lee in a movie, you need to utilize him. Him playing alongside the future Emperor would've made a mighty duo to slowly coerce Anakin towards the dark side. Yet he died just like that. His presence should've been stretched to demonstrate his power, why he was made a clear number two to Sidious. I would've played him as the Emperor's chief pawn right up until the 2/3rds of the movie where Anakin could've taken over. You could've even linked him to the fate of Padme where Anakin's blade led to his descent into evil because of his fear for Padme through Dooku. More interaction between Obi-Wan and Anakin. We needed to see more of their chemistry together to demonstrate why Obi-Wan called Anakin his brother. General consensus probably pegged Obi-Wan engaging in an extramarital affair with Padme to throw Anakin over the edge. Instead, Anakin turns out to be a hard headed kid that won't listen. In a perverse way, it justifies why that Jake Lloyd was picked in the first place (since he was a little punk ass), but the dynamics of their relationship needed a lot more development. Anakin betraying Obi-Wan in the end needed something to throw him over the edge, like the Emperor himself tricking Anakin into believing Obi-Wan had an affair with Padme. That point works off of how Vader tricks Luke into fighting him at the end of ROTJ. Unlike Luke though, Vader fails to stem his passion, fears and desires,. During that time you could play a parallel scene with the Emperor completely goading young Anakin much in the same way that he attempted to play Luke against Vader. You need a solid reason for Anakin to betray someone bequething the name of brother unto him. What more powerful reason to exploit besides the very person you're best friends with screwing your lover? The senate/congressional meeting. This begged Padme stepping in for an Academy Award. We needed her to play her the only voice of reason, the only mediator in the movie in a game of politics against Palpatine. Of course, they wanted to parody Bush's own declaring of an absolute executive power through the unity of the Neo-Conservative groups to his cause. However, we wanted to see someone, anyone, challenge him on the political level to demonstrate that democracy needs a voice to defend itself when a tyrant assumes control. Here, Padme could've used that moment to negate Palpatine's (almost typed Bush) rule by challenging him and the rest of the order on how they could allow a single person to assume this level of power. Other members of the Republic could show their strong support of Palpatine with the brainwashed moniker of being devoted to ideals of peace and that how Separatists like Count Dooku required extirpation for the galaxy to assume law and order. She could refute them in citing how their founding constitution wasn't made for ideals of absolute power, but the protection of the people through democracy and freedom of choice. The move to eliminate the Separatists into oblivion was redundant as most of their power would be removed by simple banishment. At which point Palpatine works his Sith Mindtricks to contest that only a singular, unified galaxy could bring peace since everyone would consent. That would draw the rest of the order's agreement in an ironic mode since 100% consent shows monotony in thinking, rather than expression for ideals (which is what the Neo-Conservatives wish to promote in their Christian, conservative, narrow ways). The final scene between Anakin and Obi-Wan requires a huge overhaul. First, I would've made more love-hate points between the two where Obi-Wan is clearly trying to save Anakin from certain self-destruction. It is Anakin's youth and impetuous demeanor that are core characteristics that move him towards the Dark Side. Obi-Wan still as a mentor attempts to instruct Anakin that those things lead towards a darker path during the path, which only increases his anger since he cannot distinguish Obi-Wan's teachings from goadings (where the Emperor's presence should be required). that of course leads to Obi-Wan cutting Anakin's legs from under him as he slides down the path. Or better yet, Obi-Wan attempts to save Anakin through dismembering him again, taking away Anakin's robotic sword arm again, leaving them to fight with just the Force and little else. I see Padme and the Emperor entering between the two to conflict Anakin into making the ultimate mistake. I would've had Obi-Wan trying to save Anakin from entering the lava with the Emperor getting Padme and/or Obi-Wan admit their adulterous affair, causing Anakin to flip out and Obi-Wan letting him go into the lava. Alternatively (or additionally), I see Anakin's move towards the Dark Side from his fears and moving to the mercy of the emperor to save his wife. They did that with him but it was weak. You needed more of that where the Emperor shows empathy towards him and preying on those vulnerabilities by revealing the future. I mean, what's so special about Padme? Here's an ass kicking Jedi. Why not bone some other fine chick in the galaxy? The emperor was the one needing to make and remind Anakin of the connection between Padme and his mother.